Agriculture

[Farmdog]

tomorrow we finish painting the white corn and we start trying to plant grain sorghum. then switch to cotton.100 percent of my sugar cane has yet to be harvested due to rain

[Farmdog]

if you take out a loan and buy farmland be careful what you wish for.I will have a better day tomorrow if the drizzle tonight stops

[Hunter66]

Farmer/rancher, started out with nothing and still have some it left.

[Atfulldraw]

I'm in the process of taking over another farm and I don't know why

Two short generations ago, my family was dependent on farming entirely for their livelihood.

My grandpa said he bought another farm across the road just so he could complain about it not raining somewhere else.

[Farmdog]

GJ will gleefully tell you that I dont actually do any job on the farm unless I want to. He is right too

[Farmdog]

I will take a picture of my tractor driving crew this morning

[Farmdog]

My brother and my Brother in law are on picture posting strike right now

[txpanhandle32]

Run about 400 cows and wouldnt trade it for anything. Im the 3rd generation, just bought 30 hd of my own.

[txpanhandle32]

We run about 400-450 cows. Im the 3rd generation, and wouldnt trade it for the world.
Love it. Just nearly done with college and just got done but 30hd of my own.

[Legdog]

[Legdog]

[Bear82]

I need to buy some cows for a new lease and I will have 30 hd. Looking at also buying some land so then I can have about 100-120hd. Ranching is my weekend job.

[4ERancher]

I have a small cattle operation in S. Texas. Run about 20-25 head on about 400 acres. Tough to manage (mostly weekends) with a full time job, wife and 2 yr old daughter. The land has been in the family since the 1800's. Always dealing with broken fences and downed windmills. Lots of work but wouldn't sell or trade it for any amout of $$$$. My grandparents would take me to the ranch every chance they could. My parents would send me during summer vacations so I could stay out of trouble and earn a few dollars. Grandpa taught me to cuss, mend a fence and occasionally let me take a sip of his whiskey he hid in the closet. Grandma taught me how to pray for rain and good health. I learned a lot of life's lessons on the ranch. I sure do miss those days.

[Playa]

How are you guys fairing with the commodity prices?

I have a lot of guys that I know, some long time farmers, others are 1-2 years in who are really sweating the price of cotton in 2015. But we are we on the high plains, if we can get rain at the right time, yield will outplay the price per pound...maybe

Farming is hard work, or to do it right is. I see lots of guys driving fancy equipment, wearing starched jeans who don't know the 1st thing about cotton farming. Its all well and good until a few years like the last 3 yields and then a slump in prices to bring it all back to reality.

[HogKiller]

Not full time but I farm a 35 acre field of tifton 85 as a side job to help pay for medical school.